The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 22 - Reclaiming Purpose: A Transformative Journey Through Addiction, Rehab and Prison
Dewey Bozella on His Wrongful Conviction
A Moment of Simple Justice - Jails for Sale
Can I Get Out of Jail While My Federal Criminal Appeal is Pending?
As lawyers, we work with words. We bend them, conjoin them, manipulate them, and often seek to redefine them. Working in certain legal fields, we often take for granted the common vernacular used in those fields. Terms such...more
In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved seven new Reentry Section 1115 Demonstrations in Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont. These states join California,...more
In Reddock v Attorney General of Canada, 2024 ONSC 3238, the Ontario Superior Court released a post-common issues trial decision regarding the additional damages, if any, five plaintiffs were entitled to as a result of the...more
This month, the government is asking for a pair of 10-year prison sentences for two Gree USA Inc. executives convicted of failing to report defective humidifiers. This comes after the two were found guilty of conspiracy to...more
Key Points: There is a constitutional right to medical care for those individuals in custody. Although there is a right to have a government actor intervene when the underlying constitutional violation involves excessive...more
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865 at the conclusion of the Civil War, abolished slavery across the United States with one notable exception. According to the amendment, “neither...more
A recent Statement of Interest filed earlier this week by the Department of Justice in a federal prisoner lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia should serve as an important reminder...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“FBOP”) entered into a November 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
Capital murder designates a specific type of homicide that may be punishable by the death penalty. But, it no longer exists in the state of Colorado. This change in the legal landscape is a significant development, and...more
The prison system in the United States is run by both public institutions and private entities, which are controlled by and operated at the federal or state level. Understanding these distinctions is essential, especially...more
On November 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Global Tel*Link Corporation and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, “GTL”), which provide communications and payment services to...more
Last week, a federal judge in Michigan ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to arrest and imprison a home healthcare agency owner who repeatedly defied a U.S. Department of Labor demand that she provide pay records as part of a...more
Hello listeners, welcome back to Behind the Bio, LISI’s podcast where two lawyers talk about turning points in unusual careers. I’m your host, Julie Owsik Ackerman, and my conversation with Jen Leonard left me curious and...more
Prison healthcare company restarts mediation after bankruptcy Judge Jones quits| Reuters - On Tuesday, Tehum Care Services, a prison healthcare company, was granted court approval to continue with a new mediator who will...more
Consumer protection is a top priority in the UAE, especially concerning food safety. The UAE has established a comprehensive legal framework to safeguard consumers' health and well-being, with Federal Law No. 10/2015 on Food...more
En el Comité de Diversidad e Inclusión de Holland & Knight hacemos constante seguimiento y estudio a los cambios normativos y jurisprudenciales relacionados con diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DE&I). Como parte de nuestro...more
The UAE is committed to combating human trafficking and has further implemented a comprehensive legal framework in order to prevent, investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses. This article aims to discuss the human...more
In a powerful and inspiring episode, Jeff Grant, co-founder of both Progressive Prison Ministries Inc. and GrantLaw, PLLC, joins host Matt Adams, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s White-Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory...more
On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a post-trial motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) 50(b) is not required to preserve appellate review of a purely legal issue resolved at...more
The UAE is a global destination for millions of expats, who come from all walks of life, with varying cultures, religions, beliefs and way of life. In order to make UAE a truly a globalized modern nation, many reforms have...more
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah was sentenced to 78 months in prison on January 6, 2023, in the Southern District of New York on charges of masterminding a wire fraud scam from 2012-2021, that targeted...more
Neurodiversity is a real thing, especially in prison. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have sensory processing disfunctions that make life behind bars unbearable. The anxiety and trauma caused by bright...more
The United States familiarly calls itself the “land of the free,” and holds itself out as a bastion of due process and civil rights. Yet, America’s jails are guilty of the worst forms of human rights abuses imaginable. A New...more
There has been tremendous buzz surrounding the recent sentencing of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11.25 years in prison. Some have argued that, in light of the life sentence suggested by the Federal sentencing...more
Bribe and blackmail are two different concepts under criminal law. Bribe is generally understood to mean offering a gift or a benefit to another person who is in a position of power or who holds a public office, in exchange...more